The Scottish War Memorials Project

DerekR · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:50 pm Post subject: Melrose

MELROSE

Located outside the church behind the Greenyards
OS ref NT545345

A very difficult memorial to photograph clearly due to the metal names plaques.

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spoons · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject:

difficult or not, you have done a great job with the plates as it is all clearly legible

I can't seem to find this on UKNIWM - is this another unlisted memorial?

DerekR · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:29 pm Post subject:

I couldn't find it on their website either.
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dhubthaigh · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:39 pm Post subject:

I thought I'd add the following piece of information which is valuable in connecting people/families and places.
A list of casualties appeared in the Blairgowrie Advertiser on Saturday 18th August 1917, one being;
Pvt. Bruce Stewart (only brother of Mrs Ritchie, The Neuk, Blairgowrie) Machine Gun Section, Royal Scots - was a wounded prisoner of war in Germany.
Name: STEWART, BRUCE
Initials: B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
Unit Text: 15th Bn.
Age: 35
Date of Death: 13/06/1917
Service No: 18154
Additional information: Son of W. H. and Margaret Bruce Stewart, of "Tweed View," Newstead, Melrose, Roxburghshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: X. E. 1.
Cemetery: NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY

I believe Bruce Stewart is listed here on the Melrose WM.

Bruce Stewart's sister-in-law was;

Name: RITCHIE, JESSIE
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Staff Nurse
Regiment: Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Unit Text: Reserve
Date of Death: 13/08/1916
Additional information: Sister of James Ritchie, of The Neuk, Rosemount, Blairgowrie, Perthshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 0.10.
Cemetery: SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY CEMETERY

Jessie Ritchie is not commemorated at Blairgowrie but appears on the Cargill WM, Perthshire.

DerekR · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:01 pm Post subject:

Unveiled Sunday 5th June, 1921.
90 names from the Great War, 18 from the Second.
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rsayle · Joined: 06 Dec 2008 Posts: 1

dhubthaigh: I thought I'd thank you in public for your contribution. I found it through Googling "Niederzwehren Cemetery" and "Bruce Stewart".

Bruce Stewart was my mother's first cousin so I appreciate your putting that Blairgowrie Advertiser casualty list online.

Much information about the family in there, so thanks again!

dhubthaigh · Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject:

DerekR · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:31 pm Post subject:

Second World War name panels.

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DerekR · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:37 pm Post subject:

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DerekR · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:58 pm Post subject:

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DerekR · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:58 pm Post subject:

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DerekR · Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:35 pm Post subject:

The Second World War panel features the name of Alistair (Sandy) Walter McGinnis who was awarded the George Medal in 1944:

From Page 1224 of the Supplement of the London Gazette of 14th March, 1944:

Name: McGINNIS, ALLISTAIR WALTER
Initials: A W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Warrant Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 13 Sqdn.
Date of Death: 20/08/1944
Service No: 1344410
Awards: G M
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 13, Column 2.
Memorial: MALTA MEMORIAL

I would have expected to see the award of the George Medal mentioned in the CWGC extract.
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